The Solid Brick House

Dr. John Schiller returns to the small mining town in New Mexico where he grew up to sell the old family home that he dislikes and fears. His friend persuades him to stay in the home and confront the ghosts of his past. What his friend doesn’t realize is that those ghosts are literal! More

Dr. John Schiller returns to the small mining town in New Mexico where he grew up to sell the old family home that he dislikes and fears. His friend persuades him to stay in the home and confront the ghosts of his past. What his friend doesn’t realize is that those ghosts are literal! One of the ghosts is that of a murdered childhood friend. John, his friend the psychiatrist, and an affectionate waitress work to solve the murder-mystery, as John tries to find love again.

Dr. Parke Sellard comes from a family of musicians and teachers. He grew up during the Depression in a small town in the Southwest. He enlisted in the Army at age 17 and was a foot soldier in World War II. He graduated from a college in the South and was trained as an optometric physician in Southern California and Houston, Texas.

He has four degrees, including a MA in psychology, and he went to both optometry and medical school. He is also a licensed pilot and figure skates. He currently lives in the Monzano Mountains east of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Retired from practice, he now writes novels. His books include: Susan’s Violin, The Boswell Gene, The Glass Fish, Three Score and Ten, Twilight Journey, The Solid Brick House and WOZ.

He is currently writing a story called, “Love Me, Love Me Not,” about a woman who was "done wrong" by a fellow when she was young and is out to get even by making men pay for every attention she gives them. She eventually has to choose between a rich man and a man she loves.